Witnesses are being sought to a two vehicle collision on the A5 in which one man died.

Leicestershire Police have put out an appeal following the fatality in the crash which happened at 8.10am on Wednesday July 8 near Claybrooke Parva.

The victim was driving a bronze Ford Fiesta, travelling from Highcross Road onto the A5 when his car was in collision with a Mercedes Sprinter van which was travelling southbound along the A5.

He sustained fatal injuries and despite emergency care by air ambulance medics was pronounced dead at the scene. The van driver sustained minor injuries and was taken to University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire in Walsgrave.

The accident caused major tailbacks during the morning rush hour as police closed the southbound carriageway between the B4114 at Smockington Hollow and Highcross.

The closure was later extended back to the M69 junction at Hinckley with the road only reopening in the afternoon. Police forensic investigators went over the scene collecting evidence in a bid to piece together the circumstances of the crash.

Now police are calling for witnesses who may have been in the vicinity of the crash when it happened or may have seen either vehicle beforehand. Anyone with information is asked to contact DC 1504 Seamus Burns on 101.